Share of global plastic waste imports in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of global plastic waste imports was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Share of global plastic waste imports in Mongolia, 1996–2019
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.0% for share of global plastic waste imports in 2019.
That represents a change of down 76.2% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global plastic waste imports in Mongolia peaked at 0.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Mongolia 124th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More environment data for Mongolia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 104.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 29.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 18.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2848 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 44.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 64.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0051 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0127 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5127 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global plastic waste imports in Mongolia?
- Share of global plastic waste imports in Mongolia was 0.0% in 2019, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of global plastic waste imports recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Mongolia ranks 124th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of global plastic waste imports rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global plastic waste imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.